#779 View decryption (#780)

* better error handling for view decryption

* fix bug where you can't navigate to a decryption

* fix ui glitch on election page

Author: lprichar

src/electionguard_gui/components/view_decryption_component.py

@@ -46,11 +46,16 @@ def expose(self) -> None:
         eel.expose(self.join_decryption)
 
     def watch_decryption(self, decryption_id: str) -> None:
-        db = self._db_service.get_db()
-        self._log.debug(f"watching decryption '{decryption_id}'")
-        self._db_watcher_service.watch_database(
-            db, decryption_id, self.on_decryption_changed
-        )
+        try:
+            db = self._db_service.get_db()
+            self._log.debug(f"watching decryption '{decryption_id}'")
+            self._db_watcher_service.watch_database(
+                db, decryption_id, self.on_decryption_changed
+            )
+        except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            self.handle_error(e)
+            self._db_watcher_service.stop_watching()
+            # no need to raise exception or return anything, we're in fire-and-forget mode here
 
     def stop_watching_decryption(self) -> None:
         self._db_watcher_service.stop_watching()

src/electionguard_gui/models/election_dto.py

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
             ],
             "decryptions": [
                 {
+                    "decryption_id": decryption["decryption_id"],
                     "name": decryption["name"],
                     "created_at": utc_to_str(decryption.get("created_at")),
                 }

src/electionguard_gui/web/components/admin/view-election-component.js

@@ -97,23 +97,20 @@ export default {
                       <th>Uploaded</th>
                       <th>Location</th>
                       <th>Ballot Count</th>
-                      <th></th>
                     </tr>
                   </thead>
                   <tbody class="table-group-divider">
                     <tr v-for="ballot_upload in election.ballot_uploads">
                       <td>{{ballot_upload.created_at}}</td>
                       <td>{{ballot_upload.location}}</td>
                       <td>{{ballot_upload.ballot_count}}</td>
-                      <td></td>
                     </tr>
                   </tbody>
                   <tfoot>
                     <tr class="table-secondary">
                       <td><em>Total</em></td>
                       <td>&nbsp;</td>
                       <td>{{ballotSum}}
-                      <td></td>
                     </tr>
                   </tfoot>
                 </table>
@@ -135,14 +132,12 @@ export default {
                     <tr>
                       <th>Created</th>
                       <th>Name</th>
-                      <th></th>
                     </tr>
                   </thead>
                   <tbody class="table-group-divider">
                     <tr v-for="decryption in election.decryptions">
                       <td>{{decryption.created_at}}</td>
                       <td><a :href="getViewDecryptionUrl(decryption.decryption_id)">{{decryption.name}}</a></td>
-                      <td></td>
                     </tr>
                   </tbody>
                 </table>